Mine detail: La Gloria Deposit

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Location: Guatemala, North America
Lat / long: 15.32082, -89.03005
dep_id: 10039350
mrds_id: M047004
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Nickel
Trace mineral: PGE
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore_ctrl: The Mineable Terraces Result From Weathering And Enrichment Of Serpentinized Peridotite.
Reporter: Saso, Jerri L.
hrock_type: Peridotite
Year first produced: 1977
disc_yr: 1950
prod_yrs: 1977 TO PRESENT
discr: Hanna Mining Co.
References:
  • ENG. MIN. JOUR., NOV. 1977 , GUATEMALA-EXIMBAL: ENG. MIN. JOUR., V. 178 , NO. 11 , P. 162 - 16
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